"The Ganges is above all the river of India, which has held India's ... they believe it is the nectar of God [and] they will go to heaven," says Ramesh Chandra Trivedi, a scientist at the Central ...

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

Sue Perkins undertakes an epic, personal journey to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred nature of this river.

The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come to partake in ...

NARRATOR: Three thirteen-year-olds from the UK are on their way to explore the geography of India. Dua, Amalia and Nayan are on a ten hour flight through the night from London to New Delhi, the ...

The Ganges River Dolphin, India's national aquatic animal, is unique in its ecology, being nearly blind and relying on echolocation for its biological needs. Around 90 per cent of the species ...